Sites to help research MD equipment and find marketing photos.

https://ascii.jp - news/press releases, seems to go back into the 90's without needing to use the wayback machine.

https://impress.co.jp - news/press releases

https://av.watch.impress.co.jp

https://pc.watch.impress.co.jp

https://response.jp/ - a lot of car av stuff

https://www.itmedia.co.jp/ - news and reviews of various a/v items

https://phileweb.com/ - general A/V news site with a database of products, frequently linking to press releases

https://kakaku.com/ - pricing / release date (release dates prior to 2001~ are frequently wrong)

https://www.yodobashi.com/ - pricing / release date (release dates prior to 2001~ are frequently wrong)

https://web.archive.org/web/20010413160058/http://www.nikkei.co.jp/newpro/av/ - some AV md news, pita to step through the archive.

https://www.i-parts.co.jp - some stuff for sale but seems to have a product database with some info on MD units.